Space Groups for Solid State Scientists

Space Groups for Solid State Scientists

<p>This comprehensively revised – essentially rewritten – new edition of the 1990 edition (described as "<i>extremely useful</i>" by MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS and as "<i>understandable and comprehensive</i>" by Scitech) guides readers through the dense array of mathematical information in the International Tables Volume A. Thus, most scientists seeking to understand a crystal structure publication can do this from this book without necessarily having to consult the International Tables themselves. This remains the only book aimed at non-crystallographers devoted to teaching them about crystallographic space groups.</p><ul> <li>Reflecting the bewildering array of recent changes to the International Tables, this new edition brings the standard of science well up-to-date, reorganizes the logical order of chapters, improves diagrams and presents clearer explanations to aid understanding </li> <li>Clarifies, condenses and simplifies the meaning of the deeply written, complete Tables of Crystallography into manageable chunks </li> <li>Provides a detailed, multi-factor, interdisciplinary explanation of how to use the International Tables for a number of possible, hitherto unexplored uses </li> <li>Presents essential knowledge to those needing the necessary but missing pedagogical support and detailed advice – useful for instance in symmetry of domain walls in solids</li></ul>